The Authority will also be accountable to Parliament through investigation by Parliamentary bodies (the Parliamentary Ombudsman, NAO) and Committees.
In its Trade Bill 2020 LCM the Scottish Government maintains its position that the Trade Bill 2020 should be amended to provide that the TRA include a member, whose appointment is endorsed by the Scottish Ministers, on the basis of having demonstrated in depth understanding of Scotland’s often differing trade and economic interests and the capacity to evaluate these within a local and national context in the course of decision making.